The 95th Academy Awards will take place on Sunday, March 12, 2023 at the Dolby Theater in Hollywood, Los Angeles. “Everything Everywhere Everything At Once,” a twist-filled sci-fi film, earns 11 nominations. “All Quiet on the Western Front,” a World War I epic, and “The Banshees of Inisherin,” the story of a friendship set against the backdrop of the Irish Civil War, both collected nine nominations.
Among the best picture Oscar nominees are the two biggest films of the year, Avatar: The Way of the Water and Top Gun: Maverick. Also nominated are “Elvis,” a biopic about Elvis Presley that captivated audiences last summer in the United States, the semi-autobiographical film “The Fabelmans” by Steven Spielberg, “Tár,” a drama about a violent kitchen orchestra, “Women Talking ,” a look at the residents of a repressive religious community, and “Triangle of Sadness,” a parody that takes place partly on a mega-yacht.
Note that the song Naatu Naatu, from the Indian film RRR, which has already won the Golden Globe for Best Original Song, is also on the list of nominees in the Best Original Song category of the Academy Awards. This year the ceremony will be presented by Jimmy Kimmel, who will succeed Chris Rock. The latter had been the victim of a slap by Will Smith in 2022.
Here is a list of the nominees in the major categories from the 95th Academy Awards:
Best picture
All quiet on the Western Front
Avatar: The Path of Water
Banshees and Inisher
Elvis
Everything Everywhere At Once
The Fablemen
Tar
Top Gun: Maverick
The triangle of sadness
Women who talk
The best actress
Cate Blanchett – Tar
Ana de Armas – Blonde
Andrea Riseborough – For Leslie
Michelle Williams – Fabelmans
Michelle Yeoh – Everything Everywhere Everything At Once
The best actor
Austin Butler-Elvis
Colin Farrell – Banshees of Inisherin
Brendan Fraser – Whale
Paul Mescal – Aftersun
Bill Nighy – To live
Best Supporting Actress
Angela Bassett – Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Hong Chau – Whale
Kerry Condon – The Banshees of Inisher
Jamie Lee Curtis – Everything Everywhere All At Once
Stephanie Hsu – Everything Everywhere Everything At Once
Best Supporting Actor
Brendan Gleeson – Banshees of Inisherin
Brian Tyree Henry – Causeway
Judd Hirsch – Fabelmans
Barry Keoghan – Banshees of Inisherin
Ke Huy Quan – Everything Everywhere Everything At Once
The best director
Martin McDonagh – Banshees of Inisherin
Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert-
Everything Everywhere All At Once – Steven Spielberg – Fabelmans
Todd Field – Tar
Ruben Ostlund – The Triangle of Sadness
Best Original Song
Applause – Tell it like a woman
Hold My Hand – Top Gun: Maverick
Naatu Naatu – RRR
Lift Me Up – Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
This is a life – Everything everywhere and at once
Oscars 2023: Naatu Naatu (RRR), nominated for Best Original Song